EV maker Lucid rises in Nasdaq debut after merger with Klein-backed SPAC


Lucid Motors CEO Peter Rawlinson poses at the Nasdaq MarketSite as Lucid Motors Nasdaq LCID begins trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange after completing its business combination with Churchill Capital Corp IV in New York City New York U.S. July 26 2021. REUTERSAndrew Kelly

Lucid Motors CEO Peter Rawlinson poses at the Nasdaq MarketSite as Lucid Motors (Nasdaq: LCID) begins trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange after completing its business combination with Churchill Capital Corp IV in New York City, New York, U.S., July 26, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

(Reuters) -Shares of Lucid Group Inc rose as much as 19% in their Nasdaq debut on Monday after the electric vehicle maker completed its merger with a blank-check company backed by Wall Street dealmaker Michael Klein.

Lucid, which is run by an ex-Tesla Inc engineer, had agreed to go public in February through a merger with Churchill Capital Corp IV. The deal gave the combined company a pro-forma equity value of $24 billion.

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